HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130816Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: KARL KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 15, 2013
SUBJECT: INTERMOUNTAIN GAS – 2013 PGA FILING, CASE NO. INT-G-13-05
On August 9, 2013, Intermountain Gas Company filed its annual Purchased Gas Cost
Adjustment (PGA) Application and asked to increase its annualized revenues by $10.3 million, for an
overall increase of about 4.15%. Application at 2. The Company says if the Application is
approved, residential customers using gas for space and water heating will see a $1.85/month
(3.92%) average increase, customers using natural gas for space heating only will see a $0.68/month
(1.88%) average increase, and commercial customers would see a $14.18/month (7.26%) average
increase. The Company says the main reason for the filing is an increase in the price of natural gas
that the Company buys for its customers. The cost to move natural gas through the interstate
pipelines to the Intermountain system also has increased. The Company says the proposed changes
will not affect its earnings. Id. at 2. The Company asks that the Commission process the Application
by Modified Procedure, and that the new rates take effect October 1, 2013. Id. at 10.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the case be processed by Modified Procedure, with comments due
by September 18, 2013. A workshop is probably unnecessary.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process this case under Modified Procedure, with
comments due by September 18, 2013?
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